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EPL: Harry Kane scores hat-trick as Spurs thrash Bournemouth
Harry Kane scored a hat-trick for Tottenham Hotspur in a resounding 5-1 EPL victory away to Bournemouth.
London: Harry Kane scored a hat-trick for Tottenham Hotspur, who moved into the top six of the Premier League with a resounding 5-1 victory away to Bournemouth in the first league meeting between the clubs on Sunday.
The home side, playing their first season in the top-flight, took the lead in the first minute through Matt Ritchie, but England striker Kane equalised from a penalty eight minutes later.
Mousa Dembele and Erik Lamela had Spurs 3-1 ahead by half-time and Kane completed his hat-trick with two more goals in seven minutes.
Bournemouth's third defeat in four games left them fourth from bottom, two points above the relegation places.